We’re here to help you find the Lufkin trash pickup schedule for 2024 including bulk pickup, recycling, holidays, and maps.
The City of Lufkin is in Texas with Nacogdoches to the north, Baytown to the south, Alexandria to the east, and Waco to the west.
If there’s a change to your normal trash collection schedule then there’s a good chance your street sweeping schedule has changed too so make sure to check for updates.
Lufkin Trash Collection Calendar 2024
For normal trash collection schedules, visit the city residential route schedule.
Trash Pick Up Holidays
Here you can see the city-observed holidays.
- New Year’s Day – Monday, January 2
- Monday’s Trash Collected Tuesday
- Tuesday’s Trash Collected Wednesday
- Wednesday’s Trash Collected Thursday
- Martin Luther King Day – Monday, January 16
- Monday’s Trash Collected Tuesday
- Tuesday’s Trash Collected Wednesday
- Wednesday’s Trash Collected Thursday
- Memorial Day – Monday, May 29
- Monday’s Trash Collected Tuesday
- Tuesday’s Trash Collected Wednesday
- Wednesday’s Trash Collected Thursday
- Independence Day – Tuesday, July 4
- Monday’s Trash Collected as Normal
- Tuesday’s Trash Collected Wednesday
- Wednesday’s Trash Collected Thursday
- Labor Day – Monday, September 4
- Monday’s Trash Collected Tuesday
- Tuesday’s Trash Collected Wednesday
- Wednesday’s Trash Collected Thursday
- Thanksgiving – Thursday, Nov. 23 & Friday, Nov. 24
- Trash Collection as Normal
- Christmas – Monday, December 25
- Monday’s Trash Collected Tuesday
- Tuesday’s Trash Collected Wednesday
- Wednesday’s Trash Collected Thursday
Important Dates
- March 4th, 9 am-12 pm – Household Hazardous Waste Collection
- October 21st, 9 am-12 pm – Tire Collection Day
Lufkin Trash Collection Map
Bulk Waste Pickup Calendar 2024
Special collection services for junk items, appliances, furniture, yard waste, trash, and limbs are provided Monday – Friday.
Fill out an online work order to have your items picked up. If you have problems with the forms you may call Solid Waste at 936-633-0281.
***Please allow up to ten business days for collection once the work order has been placed.***
City of Lufkin residents are allowed unlimited “small pickup orders.” Residents are also allowed one free large pickup per year. All additional large pickups will be $55.
Acceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
- Appliances
- Furniture
- Brush Trimmings**
- Limbs**
**bagged; no larger than 24 inches in diameter; no longer than six feet; and tied in bundles weighing no more than 40 pounds
Unacceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
- Bricks
- Concrete
- Concrete blocks
- Car parts
- Large metal objects
- Dirt
- Rocks
- any earthen material
- Boards
- Sheetrock
- Carpet and padding
- Roofing material
- Wire
- Hazardous liquids or other materials
Have bulky items the city won’t pick up? You need a junk removal service.
If you have large items that the city won’t take from you, you may need to hire a junk removal service.
Junk removal services are not be as picky about the items they’re collecting so if the city won’t take the item, this may be your best bet. There’s usually a fee involved with junk removal but most companies can tell you ahead of time approximately what it’s going to cost.
There are a number of junk removal services in Lufkin and I’m sure many of them will be able to help you out.
Recycling Drop-Off
The City of Lufkin residents may drop off recyclables at the following locations:
- Solid Waste/Recycling Center (500 Southpark Drive)
- Public Works (800 Amey St.) *additional location*
Items accepted:
- Clean cardboard (corrugated and pasteboard boxes)
- Newspaper (including advertising inserts)
- Magazines & junk Mail
- Office paper & shredded paper (please bag shredded paper)
- Steel and aluminum cans (cans only, please rinse)
- Plastic bottles & jugs (#1 or #2 or anything with a neck)
NO GLASS
NO STYROFOAM, NO FOOD, NO PLANTS,
NO HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE, NO CLOTHING, NO YARD WASTE,
NO LIMBS, NO ELECTRONICS, NO TOYS, NO METAL OTHER THAN CANS!
Please call 936-633-0281 if you have any questions.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is bulk pickup in Lufkin?
Special collection services for junk items, appliances, furniture, yard waste, trash, and limbs are provided Monday – Friday.
Fill out an online work order to have your items picked up. If you have problems with the forms you may call Solid Waste at 936-633-0281.
What day is trash pickup?
To find trash pickup on your street visit the city residential route schedule.
What time does trash collection start?
Trash collection starts at 7 a.m. Make sure to have your bins on the curb by then.
- Bags placed outside of or on top of containers will not be collected.
- The container should be placed at least three feet away from any other object, including vehicles, mailboxes, and utility poles.
- Containers should be placed on the street side of the curb, with handles pointing toward the customer’s house or property.
- Where there is no curb available, the container should be placed on the roadside of the ditch, and not more than three feet away from the edge of the roadway. Containers should not be placed in ditch lines.
How can I contact Lufkin Public Works Department?
Solid Waste Department
936-633-0281
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